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- From: Gemini2@cup.portal.com (Gary Alan Peake)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: A1200 Surfer and A1200 in the US and around the world
- Date: 19 Feb 1996 09:40:08 -0800
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- >
- >: > If user groups that announce their meetings in
- >: >local newspapers could put a topic in that newspaper such as "Amiga Web
- >: >Surfer Discussion" it would be a way of cheap "advertising" that could mak
- e
- >: >people at least curious.
- >
- >: How many user groups do you know that could afford to adverstise in your
- >: avarage (exhorbitant) daily? The most you could expect would be a three line
- >: classified. Nobody would see that. You'd need a display size and no user gro
- u
- >p
- >: I know of could afford to do that.
- >
- >: >Just a few rambling thoughts----
- >: >--
- >: >Pegasone
- >
- >
- >
- >: The opinions expressed are not necessarily
- >: those of the Gateway Amiga Club,Inc. or its members.
- >: William F. Maddock Editor in Chief GAC FLAK wmaddock@icon-stl.net
- >: The Newsletter of the Gateway Amiga Club, Inc. www.icon-stl.net/~wmaddock
- >
- >But certainly a user group can afford to run off a few hundred flyers
- >and stick them in all local computer stores, especially in those
- >that don't sell any Amiga stuff.
- >
- >A user group can also afford to contact their local cable tv
- >system and find out how to get it listed in one of those
- >"Community Calendar" type static or scrolling text displays.
- >
- >Also don't disparage classified ads. They get read a lot more
- >than you might imagine.
- >
- >Many local libraries have bulletin boards (the kinds with actual
- >boards, cards and pushpins :)
- >
- >So does every high school, JC, and college.
- >
- >Got a local computer swap meet of some kind? See if you can find
- >a friendly table who will let you leave a pile of fliers there.
- >
- >Harv | "Do you recognize the
- >harv@cup.portal.com | Bell of Truth when you
- >http://www.portal.com/~harv | hear it ring?"
- >hlaser@eworld.com <--- Newton mail only! | - Leon Russell
-
-
- Aha!! You've been peeking into Team Amiga's bag of tricks? :)
-
- Think of over 400 people worldwide doing these things in various parts of
- the world! 400 may not sound like much, but we started with 3 people just
- 4 months ago ... 100 new a month ain't bad!
-
-
-
- Gary
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